System & Economy Designer – Intermediate/Senior

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Design, balance, maintain, and iterate on progression systems, currencies, reward structures, monetization systems, and other essential game systems.

• Analyze complex system and economy issues, identify root causes, and create effective solutions.

• Develop spreadsheet models to simulate progression, balance economies, and predict outcomes.

• Lead design projects from problem identification and scope definition through to implementation and launch in collaboration with Product, Engineering, Creative, Community, and other designers.

• Utilize data, player behavior, and community feedback to inform decision-making, establish success metrics, and assess outcomes.

• Enhance tools, frameworks, documentation, and processes, including scripting, AI, and automation.

• Participate in live-ops on-call rotation for several days each month and address urgent issues as they arise.

• Monitor player sentiment, community discussions, and trends within the free-to-play mobile market.

• Mentor, support, and collaborate with fellow designers.

⛳️ Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in game design, particularly in systems or economy design.

• Experience with free-to-play games, ideally in live service mobile gaming.

• Profound understanding of F2P economies, progression, monetization, and retention mechanics.

• Strong familiarity with the free-to-play mobile landscape and a genuine interest in its games, systems, and player behaviors.

• Excellent spreadsheet skills and experience in creating models to simulate balance, progression, or economic results.

• Strong data literacy, including knowledge of F2P KPIs and the ability to use data to investigate issues and assess design modifications.

• Proven experience managing design projects through implementation, launch, analysis, and iterative improvements.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of clearly articulating complex systems and design reasoning across various disciplines.

• Experience in strategy, farming, puzzle adventure/exploration, or match-3 games (preferred).

• Familiarity with SQL queries and/or Looker (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible, safe, and inclusive work environment.

• Autonomy coupled with supportive leadership.

• Opportunities for career development and access to resources.

• Health and wellbeing support.

• Equipment provided for work purposes.

• Assistance with home workspace setup.

• Flexible work schedule.

• Three weeks of vacation to start.

• Flexible sick days.

• Comprehensive health benefits package.

• Competitive and equitable compensation.

• Additional perks.